Gut Healing Foods

Healing the gut can be a delicate balance between removing what the cause of the problem is and REINTRODUCING good healing foods to start getting better! A closer look at specific foods that heal the gut…

Gut Healing Foods And a Review

Leaky Gut Syndrome, Ulcerative Colitis, Crohns Disease, you name it! these foods are considered super food replacements to help heal the gut and get it back in shape!

Just to jog the memory…to heal the gut we must follow the rule of 4 R’s

I like to buy flavored and plain bone broth protein, the flavored I add to my current protein shakeÂ and the plain I add to fruit smoothies and use in baking for an extra kick of healthy protein!

What Are Gut Healing Foods?

Bone BrothÂ âÂ broth contains collagen and the amino acids proline and glycine that can help heal your damaged cell walls. Iâve had many of my patients do a bone broth fast for three days to help heal leaky gut. Amazon link:Â Ancient Nutrition Bone Broth Protein

Raw Cultured DairyÂ â contains both probiotics and SCFAâs that can help heal the gut.Â PasturedÂ kefir, yogurt, amasai, butter and raw cheese are some of the best.Â You can MAKE YOUR OWN Coconut Milk Kefir (tutorial coming soon!)

MAKE YOUR OWN KOMBUCHA! It just makes more sense financially (these cost about $2-3/bottle!

See Pearlsandshoots.com for a tutorial for making homemade kombucha, Nadia is talented and has a great video tutorial to help you along the way!

Coconut ProductsÂ â allÂ coconutÂ products are especially good for your gut. The MCFAâs in coconut are easier to digest than other fats so they work wellÂ for leaky gut. Also, coconut kefir contains probiotics that support your digestive system.

Sprouted SeedsÂ â chia seeds, flax seeds andÂ hemp seedsÂ that have been sprouted are great sources of fiber that can help support the growth of beneficial bacteria. But if you have severe leaky gut, you may need to start out getting your fiber from steamed vegetables and fruit. Here are the ones I use! Amazon links: Organic Chia Seeds, Organic Flaxseeds, Hemp Seeds

Controversy Behind Coconut Oil

Is it healthy or is it not? there have been a few recent headlines looking at this question and many sources including the AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (AHA) has made statements suggesting that we eliminate coconut oil and REPLACE WITH CORN AND VEGETABLE OIL!!!???

ya no…General rule of thumbÂ â

This is outrageous, when considering this information you have to consider the source…

Guess who funded these studies?

CANOLA…hmmm ok then

Cholesterol and Coconut Oil

If you know anything about Cholesterol, you would know that coconut fat increases your HDL (high density lipoproteins AKA GOOD CHOLESTEROL) which when high enough, COUNTERACTS the effects of the LDL (Low density lipoproteins aka BAD CHOLESTEROL).

If you focus on just lowering your BAD cholesterol you wont get very far and the HDL (good cholesterol) will continue getting lower and INCREASE the risk of heart disease. Basically by getting a lot of HDL you actually lower your LDL…makes sense don’t you think?

Food BabeÂ (âCLICK LINK ) Vani Hari is a food blogger who has touched on this topic quite a bit, she goes into great detail and its definitely something to look at!

In the meantime, keep enjoying coconut products because they ARE good for you and they are NOT man made and they DO NOT generate massive revenue for big box oil companies…nuf said.

I hope you enjoyed this post and learned TONS! now get to your local organic market and get some gut healing foods for yourself ð

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Sorting through the muck of illness and bad health to find whole, simple, attainable wellness through nutrition, fitness, supplementation, and most importantly, knowledge and a change in perspective.
DISCLAIMER: Although I am a health care professional, I cannot assess individual needs and risk factors of those reading, therefore the information on this blog is not intended to be taken as medical advice without first consulting with your personal physician. You should always consult with your physician before making changes to your diet, adding supplements, stopping medication or starting a new fitness plan.
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I finally got around to reading this! Been meaning to for quite some time and it’s soooo good! Love learning all this, and thank you for taking the time to simplify it for us folks! Keep it coming Anna!!!

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Anna M, APRN-CNS, CNPM
Hi there! pleased to meet you and so excited to help others discover health and wellness in nutrition. My passion is to make gluten free food as good and simple, as delicious and practical as eating without a restriction! Over 10 years ago I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease and have finally found victory over my health by changing my diet and lifestyle! I want to share that with the world...